Publications by authors named "Maria Hugas Mallorqui"
Objective: This study examines outcome and durability of physician made bovine pericardial tube grafts in aortic infections in all anatomical locations.
Methods: This was a retrospective and prospective international multicentre study. Peri-operative and long term outcomes of patients undergoing in situ aortic reconstruction for native or graft infections with physician made bovine pericardial tube grafts between January 2008 and December 2020 in four European tertiary referral centres were analysed.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess how the COVID-19 pandemic affected urgent and elective thoracic and abdominal aortic surgeries between January-May 2020 and the same period in 2019.
- Researchers found no significant change in the number of urgent procedures, but there was a notable 35% drop in elective surgeries during the pandemic, especially in countries like Italy.
- Patients with acute conditions still sought treatment, indicating that while elective cases decreased, emergency cases were managed as per the guidelines, warranting further investigation into the long-term effects of delayed elective surgeries.